As for the next question, I was instructed by several fans of the anime series to find out one thing; if not I would go back to them in shame.
Would there be a third season of Spice and Wolf, the anime?

“Unfortunately… No.”

Well, my friends, there you have it! Now you can stop speculating as to whether there will be a third season!

The source article is long but read through it if you'd like, it's a good read --

Sad, but totally expected at this point. For those above banging on back and forth about anime vs light novel vs medium of choice, you all need to remember that what attracts each individual to a given worth varies widely person to person. For those that read the LNs first you got to see what you'd imagined come to life, which is always a great experience. However, for those of us who first encountered it as an anime, our attachment began with sound and light and motion, with Holo flirting and whispering in our ears. Hard to reengage the imagination and go back to text after that, no matter how good the material.

I plan to purchase the S&W LNs when they finish releasing the final volumes, but no matter how good they are it just won't be the same without the excellent art, superb voice acting, beautiful and interesting music, and of course an animated Holo.